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Description
Love is in the cold air of Norden. At long last, a picture of the two main characters together.

The characters were hand-drawn and then colored in Krita. The cool wreath is a free image courtesy of pixabay .

Here is also a small excerpt from the story to set the mood:

Lorelei sighed and went to the entrance hall. There, however, the first surprise for the day was awaiting her – Noah in his customary black attire, with one of the binshi twins at his side. When his grey eyes met hers, Lorelei gave him a small smile and greeted him politely.
“Good morning, my lord. To what do I owe the pleasure of meeting you here?”
“Good morning, duchess.” His deep voice carried a slight cheerfulness today. “I heard that you will be visiting the city with Jessup.”
He looked up and down at her with a discerning glance, then nodded satisfied.
“The local attire suits you very well, my duchess. However, I believe something is still missing.”
Noah gestured towards the binshi woman beside him. She just nodded and stepped forward, pulling out a blood-red embroidered scarf. She bent and tied the scarf around Lorelei’s waist, letting its ends to fall free along her right thigh. After that the woman took a small box from her pocket, filled with some blueish-black paste. The binshi dipped the tip of her thumb and carefully pressed it between Lorelei’s brows, creating a small moon-shaped mark on her forehead.
“Now, dear duchess, you truly look like a proper wedded wife from Norden.” Noah gave her one of his rare smiles. “According to binshi customs, red scarf tied to the right and the ‘kiss of the moon’ on the forehead are the symbols of marriage. I hope you will accept to wear them, at least for today.”
“I… of course, my lord.” Lorelei curtsied and felt her cheeks burning. Her emotions didn’t escape Noah’s sharp eyes but he braced himself. He shouldn’t tease his poor wife too much. Instead, his face became serious again.

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Interested in their story? Then visit the Royal Road page for The Beast and the Swallow .

Description
Love is in the cold air of Norden. At long last, a picture of the two main characters together.

The characters were hand-drawn and then colored in Krita. The cool wreath is a free image courtesy of pixabay .

Here is also a small excerpt from the story to set the mood:

Lorelei sighed and went to the entrance hall. There, however, the first surprise for the day was awaiting her – Noah in his customary black attire, with one of the binshi twins at his side. When his grey eyes met hers, Lorelei gave him a small smile and greeted him politely.
“Good morning, my lord. To what do I owe the pleasure of meeting you here?”
“Good morning, duchess.” His deep voice carried a slight cheerfulness today. “I heard that you will be visiting the city with Jessup.”
He looked up and down at her with a discerning glance, then nodded satisfied.
“The local attire suits you very well, my duchess. However, I believe something is still missing.”
Noah gestured towards the binshi woman beside him. She just nodded and stepped forward, pulling out a blood-red embroidered scarf. She bent and tied the scarf around Lorelei’s waist, letting its ends to fall free along her right thigh. After that the woman took a small box from her pocket, filled with some blueish-black paste. The binshi dipped the tip of her thumb and carefully pressed it between Lorelei’s brows, creating a small moon-shaped mark on her forehead.
“Now, dear duchess, you truly look like a proper wedded wife from Norden.” Noah gave her one of his rare smiles. “According to binshi customs, red scarf tied to the right and the ‘kiss of the moon’ on the forehead are the symbols of marriage. I hope you will accept to wear them, at least for today.”
“I… of course, my lord.” Lorelei curtsied and felt her cheeks burning. Her emotions didn’t escape Noah’s sharp eyes but he braced himself. He shouldn’t tease his poor wife too much. Instead, his face became serious again.

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Interested in their story? Then visit the Royal Road page for The Beast and the Swallow .